Nintendo has announced New Super Mario Bros. Wii at its E3 press conference.
The 2D sidescroller is the product of 15 years of Miyamoto attempting to find a new way for gamers to play Mario games, according to Nintendo of America's Cammie Dunaway.
The main game mode can be played in single player or four player co-op and you can switch between the two at any time.
Warp pipes and hidden areas are all present and you can pick up and carry or throw other players, while item boxes generally produce one item for each player.
The title’s set to launch worldwide in holiday 2009.
Nintendo has released this official product description: “Developers at Nintendo have dreamed of creating a simultaneous multiplayer Super Mario Bros. game for decades. The Wii console finally makes that dream come true for everyone this holiday season. Now players can navigate the side-scrolling worlds alone as before or invite up to three others to join them at the same time on the same level at any point in the game for competitive and cooperative multiplayer fun in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
“With the multiplayer mode, the newest instalment of the most popular video game franchise is designed to bring yet another type of family entertainment into living rooms and engage groups of friends in fast-paced Super Mario Bros. fun.”